A Note From Keith Ellison

Tell Trump to fire Seb Gorka, Stephen Miller, and every white supremacist in his administration. I'M IN Adrian -- When Donald Trump finally brought himself to speak out on the terrible events in Charlottesville this past weekend, he didn't condemn hatred or white supremacy or people who marched wearing swastikas on their arms. He blamed "many sides." And as he's continued to address the nation in the days that have followed, he's made it clear that he accepts the support of the violent, white supremacist mob because he thinks it will help him politically. I wish I could say I was surprised. One of my favorite poets, Maya Angelou, once said: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." Donald Trump started his campaign with hate, and we knew his presidency would be no different after he surrounded himself with men -- like Steve Bannon, Seb Gorka, and Stephen Miller -- who have given these vile groups platforms to speak on. He showed us who he was and what he stood for the first time. So if Donald Trump can ever truly reject hate, he needs to start by removing the enablers of white supremacy from his administration. Firing Steve Bannon -- as thousands of us called for -- is a start, but he needs to do more. Words alone are not enough. Tell Donald Trump to take action against hate: I'M IN Thank you, Keith Keith Ellison,  Deputy Chair Democratic National Committee ---------------------------------------------- Dear Keith: Common courtesy in civil discourse prevent me from telling you what I think of you and your ideas, but I can at least say they are hateful, inappropriate and wrong.  Thus, I'm out! In the first case, you're promoting hate, the emotion you speak against!  Mr. Trump is a bit too nuanced for you dolts.  He was extending a kind hand to the protesters saying there were some "fine people" among them; misguided, misinformed or perhaps had Democrat parents and were just ignorant.  The two do go together. I'm glad we are not at a big dinner party sitting across from you as I would surely be wearing the gravy bowl by now.  Why do the black guys always get so wildly emotional on TV, talk over and interrupt everybody all the time? Do you think anyone respects you more for that or even hears your arguments when you make such a mess of the broadcast?  Has it ever occurred to you that maybe this is why you have lost over 1100 elected offices at state and federal levels since Mr. Obama plus have 30 Republican state Governors with more on the way? Adrian Vance